Amplified music rules in St. Augustine Beach, FL — also called sound permit, PA system, or live music ordinances — set decibel limits, time-of-day restrictions, and when permits are required.
St. Johns County Ordinance 2015-19 bars radios, instruments, and sound equipment played to disturb the peace or louder than needed for listeners present, judged plainly audible at 100 feet, with tighter night windows.
The county noise ordinance targets amplified sound in unincorporated areas. Using any radio, TV, musical instrument, phonograph, or playback device so as to disturb the peace, quiet, and comfort of neighbors, or louder than necessary for the people voluntarily listening, is a violation. Loudspeakers and sound amplifiers plainly audible inside a neighbor's home are separately barred. Between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. weeknights and 11:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. weekends, sound plainly audible at 100 feet is prima facie evidence. There is no county party permit; deputies respond to complaints and cite under Ordinance 2015-19.
Amplified music disturbing neighbors is citable after a warning and 15-minute grace period, with fines from $53 to $500. A flagrant breach of peace can be charged as a second-degree misdemeanor under Fla. Stat. 877.03.
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